Olusegun Mimiko
Politician
1954 –
Who is Olusegun Mimiko?
Olusegun Mimiko is the current governor of Ondo State, Nigeria.
Dr. Olusegun Mimiko competed in gubernatorial elections on April 14, 2007, against the incumbent Olusegun Agagu and lost the contest in April 2007 according to the result released by the Independent Electoral Commission INEC. Mimiko contested this decision at the election tribunal and Agagu lost office on February 23, 2009 following an AppealCourt ruling which cited irregularities in the 2007 election, and was replaced by Mimiko as governor. Mimiko is currently the first and only member of the Labour Party to win gubernatorial office in Nigeria.
Governor Olusegun Mimiko was said to have won the election on October 20, 2012 enabling him to continue in office for a second term making him the first Governor in Ondo State to win a second term election.Mimiko's victory is now being contested by the candidate of the ACN - Rotimi Akeredolu, the candidate of the PDP - Olusola Oke and the candidate of the CPC - Olusoji Ehinlanwo
In October 2012, Mimiko stood as the Labour Party candidate for Nigeria’s Ondo State and polled the highest votes in the elections.
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- Born
- Oct 3, 1954
Ondo State - Spouses
- Olukemi Mimiko
(1990/08 - )
- Olukemi Mimiko
- Education
- Bachelor of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University
Biomedical Sciences
(1972 - 1976) - Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Obafemi Awolowo University
( - 1980)
- Bachelor of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University
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on July 23, 2013
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